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In this comprehensive tutorial on the Insect Glaive weapon in "Monster Hunter World," Eric, the presenter, provides an in-depth guide covering basic to advanced techniques, emphasizing the weapon's mechanics and strategic uses. The Insect Glaive is unique for its dual components: the glaive itself for attacks and the Kinsect for gathering extracts that grant various buffs. Key points include mastering aerial maneuvers, understanding the different types of monster extracts (red, white, orange, and green) and their effects, and utilizing Kinsect commands for optimal combat benefits.
Specific techniques discussed involve combinations like the infinite combo for sustained damage and stagger-focused moves for speed runs. Additionally, maintaining important buffs by collecting extracts efficiently is crucial for maximizing combat effectiveness. Eric also discusses different Kinsect types (sever and blunt) and their attributes, recommending the Pseudocath III for its speed and blast effect.
Throughout the tutorial, advanced strategies are provided for both ground and aerial combat, including tips for maximizing damage and effectively using status effects. The video concludes with practical demonstrations, highlighting the utility of continuous attacks and strategic aerial maneuvers against a high-rank Pink Rathian in the arena. The tutorial series ends with an encouragement to explore other weapon tutorials in the playlist and a preview of upcoming monster guides.
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In this segment of the video, Eric introduces the final episode in his weapon workshop tutorial series for Monster Hunter World, focusing on the Insect Glaive. He explains that the series covers everything from basic moves to advanced combos and weapon theory. For those new to the series, he mentions that previous episodes, including one on the Hunting Horn, are available in a playlist. The Insect Glaive is described as a weapon with two main components: the glaive used for attacking and the Kinsect, which gathers extracts from monsters to provide various buffs. Eric emphasizes the importance of understanding how to manage the Kinsect in combat to maximize the weapon’s effectiveness. He promises to cover the basic moves and combos in detail, highlighting that mastering the extraction process with the Kinsect will become second nature and enhance combat efficiency.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker elaborates on the various attack combinations and aerial maneuvers using a specific weapon. They describe pressing triangle for basic combos and forward triangle for a thrust. Circle initiates a wide sweep and overhead smash, with forward circle for a leaping slash. The speaker emphasizes using air vaults with R2 and X for mounting attacks, where triangle and circle offer different aerial options. The use of stamina for air dashes is noted, along with the limitations. Additionally, the speaker covers Kinsect commands using L2, detailing how it gathers buffs from monsters and manages stamina.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains various types of monster extracts and their benefits for players using the Insect Glaive weapon. Red extract generally comes from a monster’s head and enhances damage and combo effectiveness for 90 seconds. White extract is usually obtained from the legs or arms, boosting movement speed and jump height for 120 seconds. Orange extract, often the hardest to collect, provides minor knock-back resistance and lasts for 150 seconds, but no longer offers earplugs. Green extract, sourced from the tail, offers a one-time heal.
The video also discusses hybrid effects, such as combining red and white extracts for improved attack and movement speed plus an 8% attack increase, and combining orange and white extracts for knock-back prevention and a 10% defense boost. Collecting all three extracts (red, white, and orange) grants all buffs and an increased attack boost of 12%.
A pro tip given is to start a fight with red and white extracts and then gather the orange extract when buffs are about to expire to reset the timer and maintain continual benefits. The segment also outlines two methods for gathering extracts: manually controlling the Kinsect or using a tracking method that marks the monster, allowing the Kinsect to home in, collect extracts, and deal continuous damage.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the focus is on the mechanics and strategies for using the Kinsect and Insect Glaive in Monster Hunter. Key points include the ability to mark a monster’s head to systematically build up KO damage, the various types of Kinsects, and their specific abilities, such as the R2 swing move which applies a mark and deals impact damage. Exploding dust clouds created by Kinsect strikes have four types: poison, paralysis, healing, and blast, each providing unique advantages during the fight.
The video also covers optimal combos when the red buff from Kinsect is active, highlighting enhanced moves like the strong rising slash, wide sweep into tornado slash, and perpetual combo sequences. Additionally, aerial moves are discussed, detailing the strong jumping slash for mounting and status effect application. The importance of maintaining the red buff and integrating specific attacks to maximize damage and effects is emphasized.
00:12:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker provides insights and strategies for using the Insect Glaive weapon effectively. They note that while aerial attacks have their uses, they are not the best for damage dealing; it’s more beneficial to switch to ground combos for higher damage. Mounting a monster allows for attacks that can inflict status ailments and even cut tails. The segment also explains that during mounting, the buff timer for Kinsects stops, preserving valuable buffs.
Additionally, the speaker explains various aerial moves, like sliding down hills for jumping attacks and using walls and ledges for strong slashes. They highlight how these moves can be used evasively or to launch powerful attacks.
The video then transitions into discussing Kinsect types. Unlike previous games, Kinsects and Glaives can now be crafted separately, providing flexibility. There are two basic types of Kinsects: sever (cutting) and blunt (impact). Each type can be upgraded to have different effects such as poison, paralysis, heal, or blast.
Kinsect attributes like power, speed, and heal are covered, with an emphasis on speed for better fight efficiency. The Pseudocath III is recommended for its high speed and blast effect, though personal preference and play style are also considered important.
Finally, the speaker hints at discussing combo strategies for maximizing damage in the upcoming part.
00:15:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various attack combos and strategies for maximizing damage and stagger potential using the insect glaive. The main combos highlighted include the infinite combo (triangle triangle circle) for fast, multi-hit damage and a stagger-focused combo (triangle into circle), which is particularly useful in speedruns. The speaker also offers tips for canceling the lengthy ending animation of certain combos with the kinsect throw technique (L2 and triangle). Additionally, they recommend initiating attacks with the leaping slash for higher opening damage.
The segment concludes with a brief overview of beneficial armor skills for this weapon, including attack boost, weakness exploit, and skills improving stamina management and elemental damage. The speaker emphasizes the importance of these skills in optimizing the weapon’s effectiveness and the value of incorporating status effects into the attack strategy.
00:18:00
In this part of the video, the presenter discusses various skills and strategies for using the insect glaive weapon, focusing on how to maintain its sharpness and increase stamina. They then transition into a practical demonstration by conducting a hunt in the arena against a higher rank Pink Rathian using a paralysis insect glaive. Key actions include gathering buffs before mounting to maximize damage outputs, using aerial abilities strategically, and taking advantage of paralysis to execute potent damage combos. The presenter emphasizes using the triangle circle combo for consistent damage and stagger potential. Additionally, they highlight the use of dodge skills and aerial hits for maneuverability, and they showcase a methodical approach to dealing damage during the hunt, including a timely paralysis for effective damage windows.
00:21:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker is demonstrating the utility of an Insect Glaive weapon, highlighting its ability to allow continuous attacks while offering aerial maneuvers. The user leverages both ground and aerial attacks for strategic advantages, such as dealing damage and flinching the monster. Additionally, the speaker wraps up the tutorial on the Insect Glaive, noting that it concludes a series covering all 14 weapons in the game. The speaker urges viewers to check out the playlist for any missed tutorials and mentions upcoming content, including a monster guide series. Viewers are encouraged to leave comments for any questions, and the segment ends with a thank you to the audience.